Basketball At Young Age
Christian Hayes
Mr.Correa
English 1
13 November 2012
My First Time Playing Basketball –
My essay is about me first being introduced to basketball and taking advantage of it. Also the people, who trained me, got me better and expected the most from me. This essay is just about a person who really loves basketball. I want to dedicate this essay to my best friend Darius Brown who was gunned down while playing basketball at a park .he is the reason I’m still striving to become the best that I can be, so every time I step on a basketball court, I do it for him.
I was introduced to basketball when I was in 3rd grade. I wasn’t good at all but I wanted to play to try something new. I played for Holy Angels Catholic School and never got a chance to get in the game because I wasn’t experienced and good enough to compete. That made me very mad and I wanted to work harder during the summer to become better for 4th grade. Came 4th grade year I improved so much that I made the starting center spot and lead my team to 2nd place in the championship game. Every summer I was getting better and better no matter what, I had no days off. Came 7th and 8th grade I had several high schools calling me asking to play for their school, but I chose De La Salle. I wanted to be a student-athlete but it just wasn’t working out at the time, I’m still trying till this very day. You never stop learning so I take that phrase to heart and work to no end. I also thank God for blessing me with this talent because some people are not made for this sport so I’m graceful that I am. My stepdad trained me a lot during this time period. He saw something in me and at the end I did too so I thank him very much for that. In conclusion, my dream is to become a star in the NBA. I know there is a lot of people telling me that there’s a one in million chance that that’s going to happen , but there really motivating me because I like to prove people wrong all the time . I also want to make my mother
Mr.Correa
English 1
13 November 2012
My First Time Playing Basketball –
My essay is about me first being introduced to basketball and taking advantage of it. Also the people, who trained me, got me better and expected the most from me. This essay is just about a person who really loves basketball. I want to dedicate this essay to my best friend Darius Brown who was gunned down while playing basketball at a park .he is the reason I’m still striving to become the best that I can be, so every time I step on a basketball court, I do it for him.
I was introduced to basketball when I was in 3rd grade. I wasn’t good at all but I wanted to play to try something new. I played for Holy Angels Catholic School and never got a chance to get in the game because I wasn’t experienced and good enough to compete. That made me very mad and I wanted to work harder during the summer to become better for 4th grade. Came 4th grade year I improved so much that I made the starting center spot and lead my team to 2nd place in the championship game. Every summer I was getting better and better no matter what, I had no days off. Came 7th and 8th grade I had several high schools calling me asking to play for their school, but I chose De La Salle. I wanted to be a student-athlete but it just wasn’t working out at the time, I’m still trying till this very day. You never stop learning so I take that phrase to heart and work to no end. I also thank God for blessing me with this talent because some people are not made for this sport so I’m graceful that I am. My stepdad trained me a lot during this time period. He saw something in me and at the end I did too so I thank him very much for that. In conclusion, my dream is to become a star in the NBA. I know there is a lot of people telling me that there’s a one in million chance that that’s going to happen , but there really motivating me because I like to prove people wrong all the time . I also want to make my mother